India 300-4 (77 ovs) & 471 vs Eng 465 | Scorecard
Spinner Bashir continues after the tea break with England just five overs from the second new ball.
The first ball spins into Rahul, who clips it to deep square leg for a single.
Karun rocks back to defend Bashir but the ball turns back in sharply and strikes him on the pads. However, the confident shout for leg before wicket is turned down with the impact clearly outside the line.
Karun goes for the reverse sweep last ball but can't get it past short thirdman.
Stokes from the other end. Rahul misses the glance as the ball goes off the pads with wicketkeeper Smith taking it down the leg side. An appeal for catch down the leg side but nothing from the umpire and England don't take the review.
Rahul plays another glorious cover drive for a single to the man in the deep to bring up India's 300.
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